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The Winn Parish School Board met on Monday, June 4, for a monthly meeting that was heavily attended and seemingly answered some long-standing community questions.

The hot topic, of course, was the agenda item in which the board discussed what was to be done with the Winnfield Kindergarten School. WKS has been a hot topic over the last couple of months, as rumors of closure have caused questions and concerns among parents in the community.

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Library Dates For June

June 6- Harvey Rabbit: Winn 10am; Calvin 2pm,

June 7- Harvey Rabbit: Atlanta 10a; Dodson 2pm

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After a week of touring the town of Winnfield, our own “Yogi” bear was captured Friday, June 1st. Making his way through town, up trees, and into back yards, this bear defiantly brought out onlookers from all around. After a long search,

Winn Parish deputies found the fourlegged fella in a tree off Walnut Street. Friday morning, he climbed down and climbed right up to a back porch of a Winnfield resident. Law enforcement worked closely with the public, to ensure everyone’s safety. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported this bear was a Louisiana Black Bear, male and weighed close to 450lbs. Most people that have lived in Winnfield their entire lives said they had never seen a black bear come into city limits such as this one.

The bear was safely brought to Grant Parish where he will be returned to the wild.

Life continues to bless The Heart of Louisiana Humane Society! On one of the societies adoption days, a man approached, mentioning he had seen their promotion interview on KALB in March, and said he would like to make a donation to this o r g a n i z a t i o n . Little did they know the extent to this generous man’s donation. April 4, 2018, the Humane Society picked up their 2018 Ford Transit van. This man wanted to donate this van in loving memory of someone he holds very dear to his heart.

This van will allow the Humane Society to travel more frequently, helping the further the animal’s needs. The Humane Society is a volunteer organization,

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The Annual Dugdemona Fest is scheduled to take place this weekend in downtown Winnfield, Saturday, June 2nd. This is great way to kick off the summer, with fun activities for everyone. The activities will begin at 10 am Saturday morning. There will be games, live entertainment, a tie-dye fun run, along with arts and crafts to keep those little ones inspired. Not to mention the car and tractor show, and the Dug’ Idol for all those singers 15 years old and up. If you haven’t had your watermelon fix yet, the Fest will be hosting a watermeloneating contest

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Caroline Whisonant, Jacob Whisonat, Chloe Whisonant Dalton Bartley, Aiden Coleman, Baily Lenard, Janise Starks

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The Pine Belt Multi-Purpose CAA, Inc. is participating in the Summer Food Service Program beginning June 4 – July 31, 2018. Meals will be provided to all children without charge for ages 0-8 years. Acceptance and participating requirements for the program and all activities are the same for all regardless of race, color, nationality, origin, sex or disability and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service.

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Bus drivers and employees of WKS, would like to extend their gratitude to Raymond Carpenter for his service at the Winnfield Kindergarten School. Mr. Carpenter works for the Winnfield Police Department, and would help direct traffic at WKS when it was time for the busses to come in and leave.

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Graduations have once again gone by for the year of 2018. A total of one hundred and fortyeight graduated this past week for Winn Parish. From Winnfield Sr. High School there were 88 graduates, from Calvin a total of 21 graduates, Dodson High School gradu ated 23, and lastly Atlanta High School finished out with 16 graduates.

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