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‘Up With Parents’ seminars planned

L’Observateur / July 13, 1998

Bayou Land Families Helping Families Foster/Adoptive Family Project is sponsoring free workshops on “Up With Parents” in St. James and St. Charlesparishes. The workshop is open to the public.This is the most well attended parenting seminar. The fun-filled seminar ispacked with great ideas about discipline and self-esteem.

Foster/adoptive parents will receive in-service training hours.

The workshop in St. James is July 15 at St. James Parish Library, 1879 W. MainSt., Lutcher, from 7-8:30 p.m. The workshop in St. Charles Parish is July 16 atSt. Charles Parish Library, 105 Lakewood Dr., Luling, from 7-8:30 p.m.Contact Celeste Lassere-Davis at (504) 447-9172 or 1-800-331-5570 for more information.

Anger management workshop scheduled

LAPLACE – Bayou Land Families Helping Families Foster/Adoptive Family Project is sponsoring a free workshop on anger management.

This workshop is open to the public.

Linda Nelson from Louisiana Council on Child Abuse will discuss strategies on controlling anger.

Foster/adoptive parents will receive in-service training hours.

This free workshop will be on Monday, July 27, from 6-7:30 p.m. atthe St. John Parish Library, located in the Riverlands Shopping Centerin LaPlace.

For more information, call Bayou Land Families Helping Families at (504) 447-9172 or 1-800-331-5570.

Monday Night Disciples meeting Monday

LAPLACE – Monday Night Disciples is a group of men coming together for prayer and fellowship to praise and worship the one true God in community, to serve and support each other, the church and the community and to unite a Catholic men’s group under the banner, “Catholic Men in Action,” with Jesus as leader and the church as teacher, keeping the identity of each group in union with each other.

The Monday Night Disciples was formed in 1985 by Danny Abramowicz in Metairie. There are now three chapters in the New Orleans area,one starting up in Luling, one in Steubenville, one in Biloxi, and over 100 in the Chicago area. It has finally made its way to LaPlace.Meetings will be held on the second and fourth Monday of each month in the Ascension of Our Lord School library.

The first meeting is Monday. A guest speaker will explain the purposeof the meetings.

For more information call Artie Sandman at 652-5507, Mike Abbate at 652-5041 or Sonny Specht at 652-5509.

Miss, Master Tri-Parish pageant set

The First annual Miss and Master Tri-Parish pageant will be held Aug.

23 at the Dupont Pero Building in Reserve.

Pageant attire is pageant wear, Sunday best and evening gown (9-16).

Age divisions and times are: * 0-6 months: 10:30 a.m.* 7-12 months: 11 a.m.* 13-24 months: 11:30 a.m.* 3-5 years: noon * 6-8 years: 12:30 p.m.* 9-12 years: 1 p.m.Entry fee is $25, with a $5 late fee after deadline. The (optional)photogenic division fee is $5. A photographer will be present.Deadline to enter is Aug. 16. Call Theresa Jolly at 536-4455 for moreinformation.

Joneses sponsoring trip to Holy Land

GRAMERCY – The Rev. and Mrs. Sam Jones will lead a 10-day tour to theHoly Land, Israel, March 8, 1999.

Rev. Jones, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Gramercy, is hosting his10th tour to Israel.

The tour will visit the places where Jesus walked and taught, including the cities of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Tiberas (located on Sea of Galilee) and many more.

For more information call 504-869-9282, or write: P. O. Box 624,Gramercy, La. 70052.

St. John Sugar Queen pageant Aug. 8

RESERVE – The St. John Theatre and Sugar Queen Pageant committee willbe celebrating the St. John Sugar Queen pageants 50th anniversary on Aug.8.

Tracey Burger, the 49th queen, will be joined by the former Sugar Queens to celebrate this special occasion. What a great year to participate in oneof the oldest traditions of our great parish.

Requirements for Sugar Queen are: * You must be a resident of St. John Parish.* You must be a female between the ages of 17-23.

* A registration fee of $10 is required.

* The deadline to enter is July 6.

Please contact pageant director Suzanne Cancienne, if interested, at the following numbers 652-2257 or 536-3967.

Summer Variety Show planned for July 31 NORCO – Norco Adult Day Care will sponsor the seventh annual Summer Variety Show July 31 at 1 p.m. at Sacred Heart School auditorium, 453Spruce Street in Norco.

A $1 ticket will admit one person and give that person a chance at several door prizes to be given away during the performance.

Some performers for the show include A.J. Wrape, a very talented youngflute player, vocals by Irma Green and Nannah Schmill, and dance numbers by Yvonne’s Directions in Dance, Johanna’s Jazz in Motion, Dance Unlimited, Lori’s Dance in Motion, and The Dixie Cloggers.

During the intermission there will be refreshments available and several door prizes will be given away.

If interested in being a performer, or for information on the show, or to make a donation please call Kathy at 764-9084.

Riverlands SPCA looking for volunteers

LAPLACE – The Riverlands SPCA is looking for volunteers to help with upcoming fund-raising events and daily duties of the organization.

“We are looking for dedicated and dependable animal lovers who can donate a few hours a week or month to a growing animal welfare organization,” said director Sabine Carender.

If you want to help you may attend one of the following meetings at the St. John the Baptist Parish library in LaPlace (next to Hibernia Bank onAirline Highway): Saturday, July 18 from 3 to 5 p.m., and Tuesday, July21, from 7 to 9 p.m.For more information call 652-SPCA (7722), from 1 to 6 p.m., ask forBetty Everitt or Sabine.

Riverlands SPCA putting out pet calendar

LAPLACE – This year the Riverlands SPCA will create its first “Picture Purrfect” Pet Calendar.

The calendar will be approximately 13 pages and will feature black and white pictures of spoiled and happy pets, as well as pet tips and advertisements. The three best or unique pictures will be on the cover.Send a picture of your favorite pet and $5 or 2 pictures and $7.50(members $4/$6) to: Riverlands SPCA, Attn.: Calendar, P.O. Box 223,LaPlace, LA 70068. The pictures must be clear. Business card size ads are $10, and multiple ads are available at an additional discount. The deadline for submissions of pictures or businesscards is Aug. 20.There are only approximately 50 picture spaces available. Each personwho sends a picture or two or a business card ad will receive a free calendar.

Half of the proceeds of this calendar will go to the SPCA’s low cost immunization fund for needy people and senior citizens, and the other half will go to its building fund for an animal care facility.

Imperial Printing Inc. of LaPlace is the sponsor. For more informationcall RSPCA at 652-SPCA.

Magic show set for July 26

LAPLACE – Riverlands SPCA will sponsor a magic show July 26 at 2 p.m.at the Holiday Inn in LaPlace.

Single ticket price is $5, and a family ticket is $20 (two adults and up to six children). Proceeds from the event will go to pay medical bills forhomeless dogs and cats.

For more information call 652-SPCA (7722) Monday-Saturday between 1 to 6 p.m.

St. Charles Parish Festival Queen pageant set

DESTREHAN – All girls are invited to be a contestant in the St. CharlesParish Festival Queen’s contest.

The pageant is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Red Church Council 3634 in conjunction with the St. Charles Parish School Board CommunityEducation Program. This year will mark the 40th anniversary of the St.Charles Parish Festival Queen’s Pageant. To mark this milestone, thetheme will be “40 years of Radiance and Roses.”The senior queen and her court will be awarded scholarships. The queenwill go on to compete in the Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival held in late September. If chosen to represent the Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival, shewill win a trip to the Washington D.C. Mardi Gras Ball and will travelthroughout the state representing the festival.

Maids selected in the pageant will go on to compete in area festivals including the Louisiana Cattle Festival, the Louisiana Fur and Wildlife Festival, the Louisiana Cotton Festival and the Louisiana Rice Festival.

All contests must be a resident of St. Charles Parish and be between theages of 14 to 16 for the Teen Pageant and 17 to 24 for the Senior Pageant. The St. Charles Parish Festival will be held in the DestrehanHigh School Auditorium on Aug. 1 at 7 p.m. Personal interviews will takeplace at Ormond Plantation Manor that morning.

Also, a reception honoring the new queen and past queens will be held immediately following the coronation at the Ormond Plantation Manor.

Entry fee for each contestant is $50 for the teen pageant and $75 for the senior pageant. To enter, contact Doreen Becnel-Landry at 764-1466,Celeste Stein at 652-4961 or Leslie Cambre at 785-1732.

Girls 5-10 years of age wanting to be a “Lil Sweets” to escort the contestants should contact Doreen Becnel-Landry for more information.

All past queens are invited to participate in the day’s activities. ContactDoreen Becnel-Landry.

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