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Minister’s Corner: Have a one-track mind

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Monday, October 2, 2023
By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance In Psalms 1:2 (KJV), we read of the successful man that, “... His delight is in the law of the Lord; and in His law doth he meditate day and night.” Successful people have a one-track mind.
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Heritage Manor News: October events

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Monday, October 2, 2023
(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.) October arrives with a crispness in the air. The days continue to get shorter.
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Who’s getting married

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Monday, October 2, 2023
(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.
BABY TEE COTTON QUEEN - Shown, from left, are first runner-up Genesis Bothwell and Queen Olivia Sage Briscoe.

BABY TEE COTTON QUEEN - Shown, from left, are first runner-up Genesis Bothwell and Queen Olivia Sage Briscoe.

Cotton Festival youth royalty crowned September 16

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Monday, September 25, 2023
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor For the first time in several years, Cotton Festival Youth Royalty were crowned during pageant festivities held at the Northside Civic Center in Ville Platte on Saturday, September 16.
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Heritage Manor honors grandparents of the year

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Monday, September 18, 2023
Alvin Soileau (top photo) and Hattie Pouncey (bottom photo) were chosen as Grandparents of the Year for Grandparents Day at Heritage Manor. Soileau has two sons, three grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. He is 101 years old, a WWII veteran of the U.S.
BABY MISS TOURNOI COURT - Shown, from left, are the members of the Baby Miss Tournoi Court. They are Queen August Manuel; Bentley Jo Buller, first runner-up; and Jolie Harbour, second runner-up.

BABY MISS TOURNOI COURT - Shown, from left, are the members of the Baby Miss Tournoi Court. They are Queen August Manuel; Bentley Jo Buller, first runner-up; and Jolie Harbour, second runner-up.

Tournoi youth royalty crowned August 26

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Monday, September 11, 2023
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor The annual Youth Tournoi Pageant was held Saturday, August 26, at the Northside Civic Center in Ville Platte. Winners and runners-up were announced as follows: Baby Tournoi Queen: Queen - August Marie Manuel, the daughter of Cory and Torian Manuel of Bunkie.
LA Tournoi Queen Shelbi Lynn Guidry

LA Tournoi Queen Shelbi Lynn Guidry

LA Tournoi Queen: Guidry to reign

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor The annual Tournoi Pageant was held Saturday evening, August 26, at the Northside Civic Center in Ville Platte.
NEW MEMBER WELCOMED - Kristi Enicke (left), was welcomed as a new member of the Ville Platte Rotary Club during the weekly meeting held August 15. She is shown with Rotary President Brian Ardoin. (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

NEW MEMBER WELCOMED - Kristi Enicke (left), was welcomed as a new member of the Ville Platte Rotary Club during the weekly meeting held August 15. She is shown with Rotary President Brian Ardoin. (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

Ville Platte Rotary: New members welcomed; senior services discussed

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Monday, August 28, 2023
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Rotarian Linda Fontenot welcomed Natasha Leday and Kishara Angelety with New Day Personal Care Services as the guest speaker for the August 22, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. Leday is the owner of the business and Angelety is the marketing director.
Ms. Tournoi Queen Shawn Borel Guidry

Ms. Tournoi Queen Shawn Borel Guidry

Ms. Tournoi Queen Shawn Guidry

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Monday, August 21, 2023
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor “Tournoi is the only title I have ever held, but it definitely has exceeded my expectations,” shares outgoing 2022 Ms. Tournoi Queen Shawn Borel Guidry.
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Who’s getting married

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Monday, August 14, 2023
(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.) Fifteen couples obtained marriage licenses during the month of July from the Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court’s Office.
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