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The West Fraser Joyce Mills in Winn Parish handed out 600 free hams on Dec. 22 ahead of the holiday season.

Nearly 400 hams were given out to people who showed up at the mills, and over 200 hams were delivered to home bound people throughout the parish.

“Reflecting back on 2020, it’s been a challenging year,” General Manager Billy Bell said. “This is something we wanted to do to reach out to the community and help. We feel fortunate to be able to do this if it wasn’t for the community, and we’re here for them.”

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It’s incredible the chain of events that a chance meeting can set off.

When LSU Kinesiology Professor of Professional Practice and Athletic Training Program Director Ray Castle stopped by Catholic High School to visit with its head athletic trainer, Eddie Breight, he didn’t know he would meet James Robert III, who was born with a no fingers on his left hand. III, who wanted to weight train for track but couldn’t effectively because of his left arm, didn’t know that Castle would then make a call to Warren Waggenspack, professor of mechanical engineering at LSU, and discuss the possibility of students in LSU’s College of Engineering Capstone Design Program designing a prosthetic to solve the problem.

And none of the five LSU students, now graduates—Gary Couturie, Brette Crocker, Cecilia McAlear, Landon Stein, and Amelie Thomas— knew the impact that working on this one project would have on them. But back to the chain of events.

While people in Louisiana are eager to get a vaccine for COVID-19, they should be aware that fraudsters could try dangerous scams to take advantage of anxiety over the pandemic.

“If you choose to be vaccinated, know this: no amount of money or personal information will cure the wait to get the vaccine,” warned Attorney General Jeff Landry. “Just like they did with supposed test kits, treatments, and personal protective equipment - scammers are offering too good to be true schemes with the vaccine.”

“Everyone in Louisiana, especially seniors and their caretakers, should be on high alert for these fraudsters,” continued Attorney General Landry. “Be on the lookout for those contacting you by call, text, email, or even door knock claiming to be a government official in need of obtaining your personal, medical, or financial information for you to receive the vaccine.”

West Fraser will be giving out free hams at noon today Tuesday, Dec. 22 to people in the community at the West Fraser Joyce Mill 6481 Hwy 34 North Joyce, La.

West Fraser will be giving out 500 hams on a first come first serve basis.

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Santa will be reading his annual letters from the children from across the parish from Winnfield Primary School, Calvin High Schoo, Dodson High School, Atlanta High School and the First Baptich Church.

Santa has read all the letters this year and decided to share them with the Winn Parish Enterprise to show what the children wanted this holiday season.

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On Dec. 16, WPMC received their first allocation of Pfizer Bio N Tech COVID-19 vaccine.

Physicians as well as other healthcare workers received their first dose that same afternoon, and will receive their second vaccine in January, which is critical for the effectiveness and designed provide immunity, according to WPMC.

The vaccine is thought to provide greater than 90 percent protection from the virus, and while scientists are unsure how long the vaccine will last, they are sure it last longer than natural immunity from having COVID and without the risk of severe illness or death from the disease itself.

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CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Health System stands ready to receive, manage and distribute the COVID-19 vaccine internally to health care workers in the coming days and weeks. CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital is the hub for storage and distribution for CHRISTUS facilities throughout Louisiana.

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The Winn Parish Sheriff’s Office is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those who stole lawn mowers from two churches, Winnfield Baptist Church and First Assembly, and several 4-wheelers across the parish.

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Winnfield held their annual Shop With A Cop as part of their Operation Save A Kid Saturday, Dec. 12.

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A Winnfield man is facing multiple charges following his arrest on December 1.

Jeremy Vines, 24, faces a traffic violation, possession of an illegal weapon and illegal carrying of a weapon.

On Tuesday, the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office received several complaints that a vehicle was speeding and running other vehicles off the road.

The vehicle was eventually pulled over near the intersection of South Drive and Woodard Drive by agents with the Natchitoches MultiJurisdictional Drug Task Force.

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