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Honoring the heroes
After serving five hellacious years in Iraq, Folsom’s Michael Savoie has come face to face with death, his desert days in 125 degree heat spent dodging bullets, launching grenades and saving bloody, dying comrades.
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Three Rivers Art Festival offers fun, art
Over 200 artists in every medium ranging from jewelry to oil and watercolor fine arts will descend upon Covington this weekend for the Three Rivers Art Festival downtown.
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'Arsenic and Old Lace' a solid hit
Playmakers Theater of Covington has taken the grand old style farce “Arsenic and Old Lace” and turned it into a solid hit.
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Playing the bagpipes on the Northshore
The sound the bagpipes make emits a rich melody of emotion encompassing a history of war and peace. It resurrects memories of lost loves and past reveries. From leading two sides into battle to setting a festive spirit, the bagpipe player still plays, and his tune can be heard close to home.
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Education
Team spirit...
A group of Slidell High School students are demonstrating school spirit the old-fashioned way, with body paint and a lot of noise.
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Students, parents enjoy Lion Lagniappe
Lyon Elementary School in Covington recently hosted its family fun night, Lyon Lagniappe. Students and parents were treated to a variety of family-friendly activities such as face painting, leaf rubbings, counting the stripes on a pumpkin and free family portraits.
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What is your name? Where do you teach? My name is Sonya Willie, and I teach at Covington High School.
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Food
Winter puddings gem of 'found' cookbook
While organizing the garage for the first time in the six years since we have lived here, I unearthed a box that had been unopened since we packed up and moved after too many storms forced us to flee to higher ground. In fact, it had never been opened since my sister sent it me after our parents died 4 years before that. Inside was “stuff” no one else in the family had any use for, so after 10 years what could possibly interest me?
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