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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Lunch at Fiesta in Monroe and shop after.

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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Sunday, December 9, 2012

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.

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

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.

Thursday, November 29, 2012

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