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Happy Birthday

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Monday, February 10, 2025

Blakely Brooks Doucet, the daughter of Austin and Kaitlyn Doucet of Church Point, celebrated her first birthday with a party at her aunt’s house on Saturday, February 1, 2025. Her birthday was January 22. The party theme was “One Lucky Duck.”

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Minister’s Corner: The command to exemplify love

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Monday, February 10, 2025

By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance We all know God is love, and He desires us to emulate His son, Jesus Christ. That involves unselfish attitudes and actions of love. However, we all understand sometimes love is not easy, nevertheless, it is essential.

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Heritage Manor News: Super Bowl LIX

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Monday, February 10, 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.) This year’s Super Bowl will be held today in New Orleans.

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Minister’s Corner: The importance of forgiveness

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Monday, February 3, 2025

By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance Many people are guilty of carrying grudges and unforgiveness for those who have hurt them or mistreated them in any way, shape or form.

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Heritage Manor News: Groundhog Day

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Monday, February 3, 2025

(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by Patricia Duplechin, resident activity director at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Ville Platte.

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Minister’s Corner: He never changes

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Monday, January 27, 2025

By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance Life is changing at a pace faster than ever before, and not only in the area of technology.

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Heritage Manor News: Symptoms of Pneumonia

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Monday, January 27, 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.) Pneumonia is a lung infection that causes inflammation and fluid build up in the air sacs of the lungs.

Myra Fontenot is pictured as she signs a copy of her new book Surviving Frenemies. The book signing was held on Saturday, January 11, at the main branch of the Evangeline Parish Library in Ville Platte. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Telling tales of friends and enemies

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Monday, January 20, 2025

By: TONY MARKS Editor As the old saying goes, “Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.” But, what if your friends are also your enemies? For Myra Fontenot, the answer was to write a book in which she shares some of her personal experiences with so called “frenemies.”

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Minister’s Corner: Clamoring after worldly success

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Monday, January 20, 2025

By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance Well, we have entered into a brand new year. People are excited because they think the economy is going to turn around, and they are already counting their chickens before they hatch.

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Heritage Manor News: Activity Professionals Week

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Monday, January 20, 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.) National Activity Professionals Week begins today and continues throughout the week.

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