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As a boy growing up in Baton Rouge with a gracious 100 miles of trees, swamps and crops between us and the Gulf of Mexico, I never felt much threatened by hurricanes which, I believed, would surely dissipate before they reached the capital. Even during my LSU years, I can recall the couple of hurricanes that we “rode out” being not much more than Louisiana storms with a calmer eye in the midst.

When we moved to Winnfield where that safety net was stretched to some 200 miles, you’d have to believe a hurricane would be something you’d watch on TV, not through your den window. Especially when Katrina brought no more than a few clouds across our blue sky on August 5, 2005. But one month later when Hurricane Rita struck Lake Charles, her fury continued up through Winn, making believers of any doubters of God’s power, even this far inland.

Jonesboro native and 1978 JHHS graduate, Doug Ireland, will be member of the Class of 2021 to be inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame (LSHOF)during festivities held in Natchitoches, LA on August 26th-28th. Ireland was selected as a winner of the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) Distinguished Service Award in Sports Journalism after a distinguished career as a multiple award winning Sports Journalist, Sports Information Director at Northwestern State University (NSU) and Chairman of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.

Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin is joining registrars of voters across the state this week if Aug. 23-27 to host Voter Registration Week activities aimed at registering Louisiana citizens to vote. This year, the Natchitoches Parish Registrar of Voters Office will hold voter registration events from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. in their office at the Parish Courthouse. “The first step to participating in the electoral process is registering to vote,” Ardoin said. “This fall, Louisianians will choose statewide leaders as well as vote for a host of local and municipal races, constitutional amendments and propositions.

The Winnfield FFA will be hosting their first annual FFA Fundraiser Skeet Shoot to help their forestry team to the National convention to Indianapolis.

The Fundraiser will be held on Aug. 28, at the Flying Q Sporting Clays and Event Center in Benton, LA.

Registration begins at 8 a.m. and the event will begin at 9 a.m.

Lunch will be provided for participants and prizes will be handed out to the first place team.

If you are interested in participating in or sponsoring the event, please contact Peyton Aurthur at (318) 554-8855 or Reggie Quillin at (318) 218-4060.

The City of Winnfield Recreation Department will be conducting regular registration for its Flag Football League now until the deadline Friday, September 17. Regular registration fee for this league is $40. Boys and girls ages 4-12 are eligible for this exciting program. Don’t let this deadline pass you by. Sign your child up today.

Late registration will begin on Monday, September 20 ^th and conclude on Friday, September 24. There will be a $10 late fee assessed on each application received during this period.

Tryouts will be held on Saturday, Sept. 18 at the Grove St. Rec. Center on Field #2. The times for each age group will be released in that week’s Winn Parish Enterprise. For more information concerning Flag Football, please contact the Recreation Dept. at 628-3413.

The Winn Parish Sheriff ’s Office will be holding a Hunter Safety Class on August 28, 2021.

The class will last from 7 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. with lunch being provided by the Sheriff ’s Office.

The class is free of charge.

“We always try to do this for the community every year,” Sheriff Cranford Jordan said. “It’s always better to have aspiring hunters be educated on safety.”

To register call the Winn Parish Sheriff ’s Office at 318-628-4611.

Frederick and Melody Bonnette, owners of The Social Coffee House, are pictured above at their Grand Opening on Monday, August 23, 2021. (More photos to come next week)

The Winnfield Middle School has started their practice and are gearing up for the start of the season with their home opener on Sept. 2.

On August 26 the team will hold their jamboree.

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Boss, a four-year-old Belgian Malinois, and his handler Sergeant Brian Glenn have started their certification together after Boss’ arrival from North Carolina a little over a week ago.

Boss was imported from overseas and trained in North Carolina before arriving in Winnfield as to be the newest member of the Winnfield Police Department.

He’s trained in narcotics, with certifications in methamphetamines, ecstasy, marijuana, cocaine and heroin.

Certification test are designed to determine the proficiency of the Police Service Dog team for certification in each phase of police work for K-9’s. It is highly recommended, that a Police Service Dog team graduating from an accredited training school be tested and accredited. The successful passing of and accreditation of these courses is acceptable testimony in court. Each test is based on a pass/fail basis.

District Attorney and head coach for the Winnfield Middle School Track and Field team Chris Nevils is excited for the start of the new season that starts with their first meet in Sept.

“We’ve really seen our team grow this year,” Nevils said. “We probably had twice as many this year than we did this time last year. Nevils attributes the uptick in athletes to the children and their parents wanting them to get out of the house after being cooped up for over a year.

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