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With family and friends cheering them on, 21 young ladies walked with great poise on stage at Winnfield Senior High School, seeking to represent their state in the 2019 Louisiana Forest Festival Pageant. Each one dazzled the audience of cheering friends and families with her own stage presence and sparkling smile.

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The Winnfield City Council met for their regular monthly meeting on April 9, 2019. After the invocation and pledge, Ashley Glenn approached the council concerning the 2 nd Annual Autism Awareness Walk. This event is going to take place on April 19, 2019 at the Winnfield Senior High School Stadium beginning at 7pm. This is a great opportunity to support those in the community who are personally touched with Autism.

The council along with others in the audience wore blue in recognition of Autism Awareness Month. For the Old Business Action Items, there were two ordinances to approve the Holidays for Civil Service and Non-Civil Service. For the New Business, Action Items, the council discussed to Reinstate Historical Preservation District and extend delineation of historical district.

The Central Louisiana Technical Community College (CLTCC) Huey P. Long Campus Forest Technology program is pleased to welcome Drax Biomass as an industry partner. The program is celebrating its one-year anniversary and recognizing Jay Evans, procurement site manager for LaSalle Bioenergy (Drax Biomass), for his assistance developing the Forest Technology Program. Evans is a member of the Forest Technology Occupational Advisory Committee which consists of industry leaders that guide the program toward producing students capable of performing jobs that industry needs.

April 13 Beekeeping for Beginners

Our honey bees are really struggling right now. Our so called modern farming techniques coupled with the varroa mite invasion has really done a number on our most important pollinator. The best solution for the problem is more backyard beekeepers.

Professional beekeeper, Tilman Corley, will be on hand to teach us the basics of beekeeping.

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The School Board for Winn Parish met for their scheduled monthly meeting on April 1, 2019. The board approved the calendar for the 2019-2020, with a total of 172 instructed school days.

For the maintenance and building portion of the meeting, the board reported that the walk through metal detectors were scheduled to be installed in the Winn Parish Schools on April 2. After a follow up on a few administration members and students, the metal detectors have been up and running for the past week.

The Winnfield Special Olympics that was scheduled to be held at the Winnfield Senior High School on March 14 th has been rescheduled for May 10 th .

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Then annual downtown Market Fest for 2019 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 11 th . It will kick off at 9 am, with fun activities for all ages. The annual Market Fest is a great opportunity for the community to appreciate the local home grown traditions of Louisiana. There will be local food, music, and arts of all sorts. An Old Fashioned Corn Grinding machine, along with the North Louisiana Vintage Tractor Club. This event will take place at the Winn Farmers Market on the corner of Main and St. John’s Street.

There will be a bouncy house for the little ones, and small livestock for exhibit. Bring your family our for a fun filled day to welcome the season of sweet springtime. The Market Fest is sponsored by the Winn Famers Market. Don’t forget on April 25, the Northwest beef and Forage Day will be taking place at the Red River Research Station in Bossier City. This event will begin at 8:30 am.