Lunch at Fiesta in Monroe and shop after.

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Thursday at Fiesta corner of Roselawn and North 18th Street

Roasted Turkey Sandwich	$4.25
Stuffed Mushroom Dinner	$5.50
Chicken Salad Sandwich	$4.75
Veggie Sandwich	$5.50
Classic Wrap	$5.50
Pineapple Spring Mix Salad	$3.65
Tabbouleh Salad	$3.65
Greek Spinach Salad	$3.65
Taco Soup	$3.75

To go orders welcome. 318-387-8446
All sandwiches prepared on roasted garlic, Multi-grain or gluten free bread. (.30 extra)
Wraps are prepared on multi-grain.
Various pastries and bread baked daily.

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Christmas in the Twin Cities; Monroe & W Monroe

 Now is the time to take the kids out for a holiday "look' around our quaint town. Yes quaint town , you have to know how to drive it , but it does fit into the criteria.  The two main towns are beautiful now , with downtown Monroe, La  sporting some beautiful winter windows, the group that put it together was able to also get into the empty places and dress them up.  It is a thrill to look into the R&A Jewelers window and see it dressed up.   Make sure as you get ready to cross the bridge into the west you see Bry Park in the back of the #Vantage Building and across from Cotton, the reindeer and the lights are pretty..  

Driving thru the #Antique Alley then over to North 18th Street with #Fiesta Nutrition (health food store ) then over to the #Diamond Vault   make sure and shop local.  Angie at Fiesta has a lot of local artists that have their pieces in her store and also has homemade local goat cheeses that are a true find.


Looking for some western fun, S&J Farm and Feed has a great boot selection and lots of wranglers and Miss me Jeans.   Santa is there also for all the kids, and it is all locally owned and operated.

Fiesta holiday time

Now is the time to finish up that Christmas shopping.  Need something different ? Need to find a friend who has allergies a gift and you need to be selective.  Fiesta on North 18th Street and Roselawn has new gourmet items coming in every day.

Bawcomville Redneck Christmas Parade Saturday December 1 , 2012

#Bawcomville Redneck Christmas parade set to roll at 10am Saturday Dec 1, from Riser Elementary School to Smith Street to Thomas Road turning on New Natchitoches going back to Riser Elementary. Float entries are still being taken.

Unusual Parade rolls in #Duck Dynasty stomping grounds, West Monroe/ Bawcomville La   Redneck parade brings floats and riders and "just plain funny" items.   Take the recliner on wheels with a motor, a float just of deer heads complete with the horns, a float with outhouses and a car on jacks along with a clothes line with "big girl panties".  Most popular throws are turnips, collard greens, rolls of toilet paper and of course old beads.
 
It’s that time again, where you dust off that flatbed trailer, dress up your four-wheeler, put a deer head on your hood and try to outdo the others at having the tackiest redneck entry for this Saturday’s 5th annual Bawcomville Redneck Christmas parade.  

 Organizer Catfish Jack Clampit of S&J Farm and Feed said,” The first year, we put this parade together with a short time frame as a way to fund-raise to buy presents for the children of Bawcomville. Santa and I share personalities and bodies every year as “Santa’ listens to the children coming into the store. I kept hearing that these kids would tell Santa that they asked for presents last year and Santa never made it to their house. These stories tore at my heart and I started making my own list and finding out the family names so I could go out as Santa and bring these children - Christmas. It makes Christmas so much more special knowing that these kids will have presents under the tree.  Not only are the children overjoyed but also the parents, you can see such relief and tears in their eyes ,that all the work putting a parade together is worth it .  Our employees and families buy toys and gifts with the $10.00 fee and the unwrapped toys get wrapped and all are delivered for Christmas. The store also serves as a drop off point for toys for the kids.”  

Each year the parade gets larger and better and the route has also expanded since the amount of entries was over 500 strong last year. The $10.00 fee is inexpensive so everyone can participate and have a good time.  Family's build their own floats , or sit in pick- up trucks and have a taste of being in a parade.  Local Business try to outdo each other with outlandish displays on their floats.


Clampit said,” We have had outhouses and cars up on bricks, clothes lines and you name it, can and may have been used to make a float.  We also had a lot of horses the last two years and multiple firetrucks. We even had a self proclaimed Queen the last few years and one float had an entire band with a piano on it playing. Of course the Bawcomville idol participants usually have a showing with their floats rigged so they can sing. The floats riders also come in character, and we have had some really fun ones.  Ladies in curlers, deer hunters, kids in their pj’s it all goes. I am hoping to have more marching bands this year, I love to see the large groups coming out to have a good time.”

For more information call S&J Farm and Feed, 388-5858. or facebook S&J Farm and Feed

Entertaining, event planning and design that celebrates life: Fleur de Sel Caramel Sauce Recipe and Free Printable Label

Entertaining, event planning and design that celebrates life: Fleur de Sel Caramel Sauce Recipe and Free Printable Label

Johnny Carter Letter to Editor from Fred Hall

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Ad for Johnny Carter West Monroe Alderman

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Johnny Carter ad for West Monroe Alderman

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Louisiana Governor Jindal proposing gouging seniors

all your Council on Aging for more information or  Cindy Ingram 329-1921 office, 651-8311 cell or text 3186518311.  Lynda 387-1322 home number

Jindals’ proposed budget to gouge seniors and put them under DHH to leverage their dollars to help with medicaid benefits.  A lot of seniors do not receive medicaid but receive medicare.  Most seniors come into the Councils on Aging to meet each other and participate in activites.  Care givers or neighbors come in to help them to get meals on wheels or other services. This needs to be done quickly , DHH already has long lists waiting for approval. Seniors could reach critical health issues before getting accepted into services at councils on aging,if DHH takes over.  

DHH is holding a public meeting on Monday , March 5 at 9am at the ULM Pharmacy School.  The ULM building is on Bienville , Monroe(or can be entered off of Tower Drive on the cut thru).    We need the public to attend and voice their concerns to be answered . This is important !!!! Call your legislatures!  call or email the Governors office .
Senior citizens in all 64 parishes are under threat if DHH takes over The Governors office of Elderly Affairs, (GOEA) .

1. Ouachita "Voluntary" Council on Aging was established by charter on June 28, 1967.

2.OCA receives some federal funding under the Older Americans Act which was approved by Congress in 1965  , as well as State funding.

3. OCA provides 22 different programs of service to Seniors (over 60 years of age)

4. OCA is an advocate for senior citizens in Ouachita Parish and operates Carolyn Rose Strauss Senior Center and 12 other satellite/dining sites.

5. All 64 parishes have a Council on Aging operating therein.

6. The Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs is Louisiana's Unit on Aging and provides policy and financial oversight for the Councils on Aging.

7.OCA is designed to assist older persons in leading independent, meaningful and dignified lives in a safe environment in their own homes and community far as long as possible.

8. OCA operates as a social model,as opposed to a medical model under which DHH operates, to provide services to seniors. Under federal law, seniors who are served by Councils on Aging are devoid of income-eligibility restrictions, are offered services free of charge and guaranteed a degree of autonomy by allowing clients to participate in programs on a voluntary basis.

Councils on Agings throughout Louisiana are in danger from Jindal

all your Council on Aging for more information or  Cindy Ingram 329-1921 office, 651-8311 cell or text 3186518311.  Lynda 387-1322 home number

Jindals’ proposed budget to gouge seniors and put them under DHH to leverage their dollars to help with medicaid benefits.  A lot of seniors do not receive medicaid but receive medicare.  Most seniors come into the Councils on Aging to meet each other and participate in activites.  Care givers or neighbors come in to help them to get meals on wheels or other services. This needs to be done quickly , DHH already has long lists waiting for approval. Seniors could reach critical health issues before getting accepted into services at councils on aging,if DHH takes over.  

DHH is holding a public meeting on Monday , March 5 at 9am at the ULM Pharmacy School.  The ULM building is on Bienville , Monroe(or can be entered off of Tower Drive on the cut thru).    We need the public to attend and voice their concerns to be answered . This is important !!!! Call your legislatures!  call or email the Governors office .
Senior citizens in all 64 parishes are under threat if DHH takes over The Governors office of Elderly Affairs, (GOEA) .

1. Ouachita "Voluntary" Council on Aging was established by charter on June 28, 1967.

2.OCA receives some federal funding under the Older Americans Act which was approved by Congress in 1965  , as well as State funding.

3. OCA provides 22 different programs of service to Seniors (over 60 years of age)

4. OCA is an advocate for senior citizens in Ouachita Parish and operates Carolyn Rose Strauss Senior Center and 12 other satellite/dining sites.

5. All 64 parishes have a Council on Aging operating therein.

6. The Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs is Louisiana's Unit on Aging and provides policy and financial oversight for the Councils on Aging.

7.OCA is designed to assist older persons in leading independent, meaningful and dignified lives in a safe environment in their own homes and community far as long as possible.

8. OCA operates as a social model,as opposed to a medical model under which DHH operates, to provide services to seniors. Under federal law, seniors who are served by Councils on Aging are devoid of income-eligibility restrictions, are offered services free of charge and guaranteed a degree of autonomy by allowing clients to participate in programs on a voluntary basis.

word on the street: Preview "Councils on Agings throughout state are in danger from Jindal"

word on the street: Preview "Councils on Agings throughout state are in danger from Jindal"

Interview: Vantage Health

Interview: Vantage Health: Clyde Dearman stops by the inform us about the signs of teen suicides.