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Winn Parish Navy Veterans

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The September meeting of the Alpha Beta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma was held on September 17 at the Winnfield Political Museum. President Laure Derr called the meeting to order. Dianne Jordan gave the invocation. The gathering enjoyed a delicious meal of shrimp and grits. Following the meal the new officers presented the program, lilt’s A Jungle Out There”. The purpose of the program was to instill in the membership the importance of each person to the Alpha Beta Chapter. 

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Disaster survivors affected by the severe winds and floods from Hurricane Laura, can talk to a FEMA Mitigation Specialist. These specialists are available to provide rebuilding tips, questions about home repair, the importance of flood insurance, making disaster plans, and building supply.

As of Oct. 2, theNational Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has paid more than $8 million to Hurricane Laura survivors.

Contact your insurance agent to report your loss. If you can’t remember the name or number of the insurance company that services your FEMA flood policy, call the NFIP at 877-336-2627 to find out. Or email floodsmart@fema.dhs.gov.

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National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Mary Anne Carter has approved more than $84 million in grants as part of the Arts Endowment’s second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2020. Included in this announcement is an Art Works award of $10,000 to the Louisiana Folklife Center at Northwestern State University for the 41st Annual Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival. This is one of 1,015 grants nationwide that the agency has approved in this category.

“These awards demonstrate the resilience of the arts in America, showcasing not only the creativity of their arts projects but the organizations’ agility in the face of a national health crisis,” said Carter, “We celebrate organizations like the Louisiana Folklife Center for providing opportunities for learning and engagement through the arts in these times.”

The Rotary club of Winnfield had Rotarian of the week Chesney Chandler bring in guest speaker Linda Smith to show off her antique collection and share her journey that some of the antiques has brought to her.

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The Kiwanis club helped support t h e Presbyterian Church Fundraiser by having a Baked Potato lunch on their July 27, 2020 meeting. Guest speaker for the meeting was Deano Thornton from the Winn Community Health Center. He spoke about the testing and numbers for COVID-19.

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American Rosie the Riveter Association is trying to locate women who worked on the home front during WWII. Thousands of women worked to support the war effort as riveters, welders, electricians, inspectors in plants, sewing clothing and parachutes for the military, ordnance workers, rolling bandages, clerical, farming, and many other jobs such as volunteer workers collecting scrap metals and other critical materials. These women have stories of their WWII experiences that are of historical value and perhaps have never been told. American Rosie the Riveter Association would like to acknowledge these women with a certificate and have their stories placed in our Archives.

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The 2020 Louisiana Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Achievement Award winner is Phillip Tomlinson of East Carroll Parish. This is the top award presented annually to a Louisiana farmer or rancher 35 or younger who’s main income is from production agriculture and shows innovation and financial stability on their operation.

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Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced an initial list of additional commodities that have been added to the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), and that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) made other adjustments to the program based on comments received from agricultural producers and organizations and review of market data.

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