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Bob Holeman told Winnfield Rotarians he remembers that he was crossing the junior high school yard in Baton Rouge when he heard that John F. Kennedy had been assassinated. When he interviewed World War II veterans, all recalled where they were when they learned that Pearl Harbor had been bombed. All in the room could also go back in their minds to that moment of triumph of man walking on the moon and the national pain of Sept. 11, 2001.

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Photo Collection: Winnfield Flooding 2016

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The Kiwanis Club met at the Dan L. Page Memorial Rifle Range on President’s Day (February 15). The Club heard officer Edward Harrell speak on his job as the School Resource Officer (SRO) for the Department. Harrell is the retired fire chief of the City of Winnfield with 32 years of service for the Fire Department. Sheriff Jordan started this program, assigning officer Harrell’s “beat”, at the Winnfield Senior High/Winnfield Jr. High Schools. These two schools are the ones with the most potential for problems in the Parish.

Bank of Montgomery is a $100 sponsor of the Trista Tyler “Nothing but Net” Scholarship Bass Tournament. The 13th Annual Tournament will be held on April 16 at the Red River Midway Marina in St. Maurice.

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Winnfield Rotarians heard a view on the history and role of law enforcement when Mike Nichols, a 33-year veteran of the Alexandria Police Department and now an investigator with the Winn District Attorney’s Office for the past 9 years was guest speaker Feb. 17.

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The Dugdemona Soil and Water Conservation District will be having its Annual Tree and Shrub Sale at the Winn Farmers’ Market, located at the corners of Main and St. John Streets in Winnfield, Louisiana. The tree sale is our largest fund-raising event of the year. All proceeds of the sale directly benefit our community. Funds raised sponsor projects such as, Conservation Essay Contest, Conservation Poster Contest, Soil and Water Stewardship Week, conservation education, our Community Tree Planting project, Earth Day, Arbor Day, Project WET and restoration of wildlife habitat.

Donna Caffelatta, Lt. Governor of Division 11 of the LaMissTenn district of Kiwanis International visited the Winnfield Kiwanis Club, Monday, Feb. 8, 2016. She first spoke to the club as a Board Member of the LaMissTenn District Foundation. The District Foundation is a charitable corporation and functions as the fund-raising arm of the district that provides financial assistance for Kiwanis projects and programs within our district.

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Rotarian Jay Hinckley (left) invited his good friend Terrel Deville to speak to the Rotary Club recently about his experiences over 40 years at the Methodist Children’s Home in Ruston, Louisiana. Mr. Deville began working at the home shortly after graduation from Louisiana Tech as the activities director and part-time social worker. He assumed the position as head of the home when he was 28 years old and held that position for 38 plus years.

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