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Heritage Manor News: Vacation pros and cons

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Tuesday, July 29, 2025
(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by Patricia Duplechin, resident activity director at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Ville Platte. This column runs every Sunday in The Gazette.
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Minister’s Corner: Managing conflict

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Monday, July 21, 2025
By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance It is a fact of life that if you live or work or associate in any way with people, you will experience conflict. The only way to escape it completely is to live in the desert all alone.
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Heritage Manor News: Summer illnesses

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Monday, July 21, 2025
(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by Patricia Duplechin, resident activity director at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Ville Platte. This column runs every Sunday in The Gazette.
Above is a look at the full-page ad from the February 24, 1949, issue of the Ville Platte Gazette announcing the opening of the Jan Theatre located on Main Street in Ville Platte. (Gazette archive photo)

Above is a look at the full-page ad from the February 24, 1949, issue of the Ville Platte Gazette announcing the opening of the Jan Theatre located on Main Street in Ville Platte. (Gazette archive photo)

Looking Back: Recalling events of January/February 1949

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Monday, July 14, 2025
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Today, we take a look back to the events of January and February 1949. •The first artificially bred calf was born in Pine Prairie. Cattleman Roger Reed performed artificial insemination of cows for area farmers from stock of good parentage.
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Minister’s Corner: Maintain a proper focus

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Monday, July 14, 2025
By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance There are so many people who worry about everything. They worry about their finances, their families, their jobs, their health. etc. Every step is one of caution, concern and worry.
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Heritage Manor News: Covid-19 lung damage

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Monday, July 14, 2025
(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by Patricia Duplechin, resident activity director at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Ville Platte. This column runs every Sunday in The Gazette.) Covid-19 can cause a range of living problems, from mild inflammation to severe damage.
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Minister’s Corner: God’s will for your life

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Monday, July 7, 2025
By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance Have you ever wondered what is God’s will for your life? I think everyone has at some time or another. We want to know what path to take, what direction to go so we won’t waste time.
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Heritage Manor News: Alzheimer’s Disease

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Monday, July 7, 2025
(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by Patricia Duplechin, resident activity director at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Ville Platte. This column runs every Sunday in The Gazette.) The causes of Alzheimer’s Disease are still unknown and there is currently no cure.
PASSING THE GAVEL - Outgoing president Bob Manuel (left) presented the president’s meeting gavel to newly-installed president Beau Wilson.

PASSING THE GAVEL - Outgoing president Bob Manuel (left) presented the president’s meeting gavel to newly-installed president Beau Wilson.

VP Rotary: Wilson to lead group for new club year

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Monday, June 30, 2025
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor The Ville Platte Rotary Club welcomed its new slate of officers for the club’s 2025-2026 club year during the annual installation banquet held Tuesday evening, June 24, at The Hatchery in Vidrine.
MELANCON DISCUSSES HOSPICE CARE - Brandon Melancon, COO of Alliegiance Health Management, addressed the June 17, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. Shown, from left, are Ashlyn Ortego, marketing director with Mercy Regional Medical Center; Ashley Fontenot, CEO of Mercy Regional Medical Center; Melancon; and Rotary President Bob Manuel (right). (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

MELANCON DISCUSSES HOSPICE CARE - Brandon Melancon, COO of Alliegiance Health Management, addressed the June 17, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. Shown, from left, are Ashlyn Ortego, marketing director with Mercy Regional Medical Center; Ashley Fontenot, CEO of Mercy Regional Medical Center; Melancon; and Rotary President Bob Manuel (right). (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

Ville Platte Rotary:

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Monday, June 23, 2025
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Rotarian Ashlyn Ortego invited Brandon Melancon, COO of Allegiance Health Management, to address the June 17, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club about hospice and palliative care.
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