The first annual Princess Ball, geared toward little girls 12 and younger, got off to a wonderful start Friday night, March 16th. The First Presbyterian Church of Winnfield was the venue for the magical excitement that waited these precious young ladies as they entered the ball. Twinkle lights and glistening stars dawned the room and quickly grabbed each princess’s attention. A small tulle draped Cinderella carriage stood to one side of the room where each little girl had their picture made as the “Princess arriving by carriage”.

It’s just about time for the 2018 Louisiana Forest Festival to arrive in Winn Parish, and the fun will begin with a 6:00 p.m. parade on Friday, April 20th. Following the parade, there will be festival food, vendors, live music by Beaux Atkins, and a fire works display, at the Winn Parish Fairgrounds.

On Saturday, festival goers can expect an interactive kids zone, “Heart and Hustle” Fun Run, 4-H competitions, forestry equipment displays, professional lumberjack sports, festival food, arts and crafts, skidder and loading competitions, wood carvers, live music and many more events for both adults and children to enjoy.

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The WSHS Tiger baseball team is playing some great baseball, sporting a seven game winning streak, with the momentum growing stronger, with each game.

After going 1 – 2 overall in the UC Tournament down south, the boys have rallied by going 8 – 1 in their last three tournaments. The Tigers have put on a fabulous showing behind fantastic pitching, great defense and hot bats to go 2 -1 overall at the Grant Tournament, 3 – 0 in the WSHS Tournament, and 3 - 0 in the Jena/Caldwell Tournament.

The Tigers are competing against some solid teams, helping them become more confident and tougher with each game. They played with excitement and did not easily back down. They came back with several victories in the 7th inning. Never count them out; they are hungry and having fun as a team.

At the time of this writing, the WSHS baseball team is 10 – 6 overall and ranked 7th in the state.

On Saturday, March 24th, the Montgomery Ball Park will be filled with teams participating in the Benefit Incrediball Tournament. Funds raised by the tournament will benefit the Victory Church Building Fund.

The play will begin at 8:00 a.m. and teams of 6&4 or &&5 will pay an entry fee of $180 per team.  

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Descendants of the late James Michael and Eula Hearne Austin (Parents of thirteen) will gather Sunday, March 25, 2018 at the Hudson Camp Grounds for the Austin Family Reunion. We anticipate members from Nancy Austin Walker’s (sister to Jim Austin) family to attend. We encourage all members of this rather large Austin clan to come, bring your family photos, a favorite dish and enjoy a few hours of memories dating back to the 1800’s. 

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Delta Kappa Gamma members Amy Dantzler and Maggie Bryant presented the program to honor Epsilon State founders at the March 15 meeting. They made a DKG Southern Spice mix by combining spices which represented each of the twelve founders of the Louisiana state chapter. Members received sample containers of the spice mix at their place settings.

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The Winnfield Kiwanis Club Scholarship meal will be held Monday, April 2, 2018 at the Winn Farmers Market. The meal will include Boston Butt Steak, Green Beans, Potato Salad, Bread and Dessert.  Tickets are $8 and may be purchased from any Kiwanian.  The Kiwanis club thanks the businesses who contribute each year to our scholarship lunch. A list of those who contributed will be published after the lunch.

The meal is take out only and will be available at the Winn Farmers Market from 10:30 AM until 12:30 PM on Monday, April 2nd.  For more information or to purchase tickets contact Margaret Coon at 628-2136, Rita James at 628-6133, Dr. Jerry Williams at 628-6233, Dr. Bill Gaddis at 628-2781 or any other Kiwanian.  Tickets must be purchased in advance.

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Mr. Robert Joseph “Bob” Bannon, age 73 of Georgetown, LA passed away Saturday March 17, 2018 at his residence in the company of his beloved family. Mr. Bannon loved and served his country as a member of the United States Navy. Mr. Bannon was a member of Zion Baptist Church where he had a special love for his Sunday School class. Mr. Bannon was a kind and generous man loved by all, but especially by children. He was preceded in death by his father Joseph Robert Bannon and his mother Joyce Herrin Baillio and his step-father Douglas Cheek. Mr. Bannon is survived by his wife Martha Bannon of 48 years, his daughter Tiffany Hemphill (Jeff), his eldest son Bain Bannon (Cindy) and his youngest son Brandon Bannon (Jennifer) and eight grandchildren: Kelli, Kaleb and Karson Hemphill; Haley and Hannah Bannon; and Luke, Ryan and Lauren Bannon. Sister Jacqueline Mitchell (Lynn) and a beloved aunt Leona Wilson.

Elwyn G. Springfield, Sr., age 83 of Monroe, Louisiana passed away on Saturday, March 17, 2018 after a lengthy illness. Elwyn originally lived in Winn Parish, where he retired from the Winn Parish Sheriff’s Office in 1976. He later moved to Monroe, where he retired from the City of West Monroe Public Works Department. He was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Monroe. Born Wednesday, April 11, 1934 in Jonesboro, Louisiana, he was preceded in death by his parents Frank and Neza Hammett Springfield; and wife, Nellie Faye Jordan Springfield. Those left to cherish his memory include his sons, Roy L. Springfield (Susan), Houston, TX and Glenn Springfield (Michelle), Monroe, LA; grandson, Matthew Springfield (Lindsay), Monroe, LA, granddaughter, Ashley Buntyn (Russ), Sterlington, LA, grandson, Heath Springfield, Beaumont, TX, and grandson, Cole Springfield, Klein, TX; and 4 great grandchildren.

 On the heels of a botched special session to fix the state’s budget problems, a 90day regular session began last week with speculation it will end early so lawmakers can re-address the issue on the tail end of the session.

A number of current and former lawmakers are calling for a Constitutional Convention to strip some of the approximately $2.5 billion that has become constitutionally dedicated since the 1974 Constitutional Convention. Our current constitution, adopted in 1975,  is one that has been amended nearly 200 times, often to dedicate tax dollars for specific purposes. By contrast, the US Constitution, which has been around 230 plus years, has only been amended 27 times.

The argument for the Constitutional Convention is that lawmakers are having fewer and fewer dollars to take care of state business and removing those dedications would free up money to do so.