Lifestyle

Heritage Manor News: Adjusting to nursing home life

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

Minister’s Corner: With extreme gratitude

By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance My wife of 56 years was promoted into heavenly places on September 21. She will be greatly missed, not just by me, but by the church and the people she went out of her way to minister to.

Who’s getting married

(Editor’s Note: The following information was obtained from the Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court’s Office in Ville Platte. This information is printed once a month in The Gazette.) Ten couples obtained marriage licenses during the month of August from the Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court’s Office.

Cotton Festival youth royalty crowned September 21

By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Cotton Festival Youth Royalty were crowned during pageant festivities held at the Northside Civic Center in Ville Platte on Saturday, September 21.

Queen Cotton LXX: McElwee to reign over festival

By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Emma Rose McElwee was crowned Queen Cotton LXX during the 70th Annual Queen Cotton Coronation held Saturday afternoon, September 21, at the Northside Civic Center.

Looking Back: Recalling events of 1949

By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Today, we travel back in time to take a look at the events of the year 1949. •January - Miss Jean Arnot, a native of Sydney, Australia, and state librarian in New South Wales, Australia, visited the Ville Platte Library and the Ville Platte Gazette office.

Minister’s Corner: Peter’s failure

By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance In Matthew 26:69-75 (KJV), we see the incident in Peter’s life when he denied Christ.

Heritage Manor News: Back pain

(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.) Back pain doesn’t wait until you are older. Young adults might also experience back pain.

Tournoi youth royalty crowned August 24

By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor The annual Youth Tournoi Pageant was held Saturday, August 24, at the Northside Civic Center in Ville Platte. Winners and runners-up were announced as follows: Baby Tournoi Queen: Queen - Loreley Soileau, the 12-month-old daughter of Alexis Soileau of Port Barre.

Tournoi Pageant held: New royalty to represent event

By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor The annual Tournoi Pageant was held Saturday evening, August 24, at the Northside Civic Center in Ville Platte.