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Addison Jacobsen and Chloe Whisonant, recent graduates of Winnfield Senior High School, were the special guests of the Winnfield Rotary Club at its meeting on July 12, 2023. Addison was the recipient of the Rotary Club’s Lawrence White Memorial Scholarship, and Chloe the recipient of Rotary’s Tommy H. Harrel Memorial Scholarship.

Rotary’s Lawrence White Memorial Scholarship is available to any senior graduating from Winnfield Senior High School, and the Tommy H. Harrel Memorial Scholarship is available to any senior graduating from any high school in Winn Parish. Winnfield’s Rotary Club also awards the Don Purser Memorial Scholarship to any senior graduating from any high school in Winn Parish and enrolling in Central Louisiana Technical Community College. That scholarship has not yet been awarded this year and the application process is still open at this time.

Residents and staff of Autumn Leaves Nursing and Rehab celebrated Father’s Day with a lots of food, beautiful decoration, and gifts for the residents.

Nurse Kacie has been busy this summer doing different activities with students at Winnfield Primary School. These students are part of the summer school program. This particular day, the students learned how to make pickles.

Mrs Nikki Triplett and Mr Kenny Higgs were recently given the “We Can, We Will” award. These two teachers love their school and have given so much to the student body and all of their extracurriculers. Congratulations to you both.

Chet Atkins introduced Robert Gentry to the Kiwanis club, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Mr. Gentry came to tell the story of his experiences with Governor Earl Long. Gentry grew up in Marthaville and was poor but decided he wanted to make something of his life so after high school graduation he attended Northwestern State College and graduated with a degree in journalism. He worked for several area newspapers and now has an office at the radio station in Many and is on the Open Line program with Ted Dumas.

In the summer of 1960 Gentry was a 20 year old student at Northwestern in journalism. He had no car.

It was a day of celebration for All Hours Fitness, Winnfield location. Members of Winn Chamber of Commerce were present for the ribbon cutting ceremony. Also on hand were the owners of AHF who own 16 or 17 locations throughout Texas and Louisiana. The Winnfield location itself has been in business for 25 years. This is the second location. AHF was originally opened down town and then moved to the current location at 6252, US-167. It began with just the original co ed area. In 2019, the ladies area was added. In December, 2022 the new expansion began and was completed in March, 2023.

Eight Winfield Middle School students participated in the Cenla Beginners Honor Band at Buckeye High School recently. Those who participated were: Raishun Harris, Natalie Cormier, Alyesha Green, Deacon Sonnier, Cyrus Mockosher, Judson Jordan, Roy Schnieder, Samuel James.

Congratulations to the local National Library Week winners for the Cajun gift basket drawing. They are as follows: Charlon Ramey-Main Branch, Nancy Beach-Atlanta Branch, Kim Trawick-Calvin Branch, Kaitlyn Saurier-Dodson Branch, Chastity McDaniel-Sikes Branch. Brookshire’s furnished all of the goodies for the baskets.

Three women educators were initiated into the Alpha Beta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma at the April 25 meeting held at the Louisiana Political Museum. They were Bethany Riley, Karla Higginbothom, and Susi Jones. Following the traditional ceremony, the new initiates were welcomed into the organization by Alpha Beta members.

Calvin High School (L-R): Rhett Emmons, Abby Grace Carpenter, Emilee Williamson, Madison Freeman, Kiwanian Dylan Womack. Not pictured: Reece Reed