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One day Quantia “Key” Fletcher found that years of study and work led her to the right career.

The Northwestern State University alumna was working for the National Park Service as a guide at the Cane River Creole National Historical Park near Natchitoches when her future became clearer. Her job included meeting with park visitors from around the world sharing Louisiana history

“There would be mornings that I would walk the acres of land opening the historic structures for guests and imagine what it must have been like to live and work on that site both enslaved and free,” said Fletcher. “The place engulfed me. The job spoke to me. I knew the work was important. It was at this site that I realized that I had found my place and passion in storytelling, history and preservation.”

Ebenezer Aggrey of Baton Rouge and Derrick Varnado of Gonzales were named R.F. Lewis Scholars and are part of the first cohort of a new program initiated by the University of Louisiana System intended to enhance the experience of Black male students. The R.F. Lewis Scholars Program recruits Black males and provides scholarships, educational programs, mentoring opportunities and co-curricular experiences for the students selected. Each cohort is comprised of two students chosen from each University of Louisiana System member institution for a total of 18 members each year. Aggrey and Varnado will represent Northwestern

State University in the inaugural cohort. The scholars were announced during the UL System’s Black Male Summit in June. The students are sophomores who, beginning this fall, will participate in the three-year program.

Natchitoches artist James Borders unveiled a sculpture that honors the memory of his late wife, Lisa, who lost her battle with breast cancer in 2018 at age 49. The soaring metal monument, “Faith,” stands about 40 feet tall at Trinity Baptist Church in Natchitoches and was two years in the making. The sculpture also honors Avis Borders Fletcher, James’ mother, and Margaret Pauline Chesser, Lisa’s mother. Both passed in 2020.

At the June 19 unveiling, which drew a crowd of family and friends wearing pink for breast cancer awareness, Borders explained the concept behind the sculpture.

“The central structure, the rectangle, represents the church,” he said. “It contains the trinity that is symbolized by three spears. The church is open, with the negative space, to always represent new flocks and being able to let them in. There are seven arcs that represent the creation and the day of rest. The two vertical arcs if you look to one side, you can see is the fish symbol.”

Anna Little, Kiwanis Scholarship recipient, attended the June 29th Kiwanis club meeting. 

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To all essential workers,

The purpose of this letter is to recognize and pay tribute to you, the essential worker.

For the past fifteen months, we have faced a succession of disastrous events.

The Covid-19 golbal pandemic, months of lockdowns, two major hurricanes, days of power otages, and hte to cap it off, Winn Parish expereinced an ice and now storm that once again tried to paralyze us.

Through it all there was one group of people that demonstrated the most selfless of characteristics - - the essence of “service above self.”

These people were on the front line, the unseen workers, every day exposing themselves and their family to servicing us.

Stop and think where would we be without them?

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The City of Winnfield will be throwing a 4th of July celebration on July 3 from 5-8 p.m.

The celebration will be held in the post office square, beside the Pea Patch.

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Pre-K Haiden Corbitt

K — Riley Westbrook

1st — Aurora Blanchard

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On Sunday, May 16, 2021, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church celebrated the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist. Lizbeth Vargas and Harper Procell received their First Communion. Reverend Brian Seiler was the celebrant of the Mass.

May Crowning was held at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Winnfield on May 2, 2021. Lizbeth Vargas crowned the Blessed Mother. The vase holders were Gustavo Vargas and Cedar Dean. The children of the parish presented flowers to the Blessed Mother.

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Two Louisiana inventors, Nita Gassen and Judy Schott, will pitch the esteemed panel of tough Shark investors on ABC’s business reality show “Shark Tank” on Friday, February 26, at 7 p.m. Central. (WGNO-TV) The two moms turned entrepreneurs, who tried dozens of innovations to save time making beds, invented the Better Bedder sheet fastener in 2018.

“We were pinching ourselves the whole time we were on set pitching these billionaire Sharks,” Gassen said. “We still can’t believe they picked us to go on the show.”

The world of video games and esports is moving at a blistering pace across the country. The same can be said for the newly launched Northwestern State University Esports program offering students of all skill levels the chance to play and compete in some of the most popular games in the country.

At its core esports is the world of organized, competitive games. Players from around the world compete in various leagues, on teams or individually, and face off against one another. Games like Fortnite, Call of Duty, Overwatch and Madden are played in front of millions of fans in both live events and through online streaming services like Twitch.

The industry has exploded over the past several years, and NSU has taken the lead in esports in the state with its new state-of-the-art facility.