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Ashlee Dawn Vidrine and Adam Lee Daughtry announce the celebration of their marriage. Ashlee is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Harper of Oakdale, LA and the late Dale Vidrine. Adam is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Max Daughtry of Winnfield, LA. The wedding took place August 1, 2015 at The Family Church in Winnfield, LA with Bro. Joel Hines officiating and music provided by Sister Marty Hines. Following the ceremony, guests were invited to a seafood dinner provided by CBo’s Restaurant. The couple will reside in West Monroe, LA where they are both employed and are youth pastors at Amazing Grace Worship Center in Calhoun, LA. .

Sloane Elizabeth Taliaferro and Stephen Thomas Lionetti were united in marriage Saturday, June 6, 2015 at seven o’clock in the evening in The Meadow, The Houstonian Hotel, Houston, Texas with Mr. Michael R. Jones, Ruston, Louisiana, officiating. Sloane is the daughter of Doctor and Mrs. Henry Govan Taliaferro, junior of West Monroe, Louisiana and the granddaughter  of Mrs. Daniel Norwood Smith and the late Mr. Smith of Winnfield,  Louisiana and the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Govan Taliaferro, senior, Jonesville, Louisiana. Stephen is the son of Mr. Thomas Anthony and Doctor PJ Lionetti of Houston and grandson of Ms. Joanne Patterson of Beaumont, Texas and the late Mr. and Mrs. Anthony C. Lionetti, Rochelle Park, New Jersey.

The 2015 Miss Winn ParishPageant which will be held Saturday, September 19 at Winnfield Senior High Schoolis proud to announce that this year’s entrants will participatein the “Pageant with a Purpose” concept of service aspromoted by Pilot International.  Each entrant will donate 5 puzzle books orchildren’s books to be given tothose youngsters with outbooks at home.  Sponsored bythe Pilot Club of Winnfield,this page ant exemplifies two of the international organization’s goals: leadership inyoung people and caring for others through “Pick Me Ups”such as the book donations.

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There will be a “Glowing”Back to School Fun Run on Saturday, August 29th, at 8:30p.m. at the Pine Ridge CountryClub. Registration will begin at7:30 p.m. Fun run will not be timed.Cost is $25 and includes a t-shirt. Proceeds will go to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.Deadline for shirt guarantee is August 17th.

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Rotarian Jeff Johnson, campus dean at Huey P. Long Technical College, invited Chancellor Jimmy Saw tele of the Central LouisianaTechnical CommunityCollege System, to speak at the July 15 meeting of theRotary Club of Winnfield.  Sawtele suggested that out-sourcing of jobs has caused anerosion of the middle classover recent decades but recenttrends are seeing major investments in manufacturing facilities back in this region. 

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Jane Griffin, Principal at Winnfield Senior High School, spoke to the Kiwanis club, Monday, July 13, 2015.Griffin said she bled red andwhite. She and her hus bandand all 4 of their children graduated from WSHS andshe has several grand children who will also graduate from WSHS. There are about 450 students at WSHS and the themefor the coming year is “O The Places We Will Go” from a Dr.Seuss book.

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Students at WinnfieldPrimary School enjoyedspending their library hourlearning how to live healthierlives. Shannan Chevallier,Nutrition Educator for theLSU Ag Center taught thekids how to eat according tothe “My Plate.” They weretaught to make half of theirdaily intake of foods fromfruits and vegetables, fol-lowed by grains and protein,and topped off with dairy.

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