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Heritage Manor celebrates National Activity Week

Heritage Manor Nursing Home celebrated National Activity Week this past week with many fun events for residents and staff. In the above photo, from left, are activity department staff members Nathalie Knott, Jasmine Fontenot and Activity Director Patricia Duplechin. Not pictured is Bridget Deville.

Minister’s Corner: An act of martyrdom

By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance The Word of God calls each of us to die to self-will as an act of martyrdom. It is not the easiest thing in the world to deny our fleshly desires; nevertheless, Christ would have us to totally submit to His will and not ours.

Heritage Manor News: February events

(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.) Today, we begin a new month. February is the shortest month of the year and one of the busiest.

Local dancer participates in Roman holiday

By: TONY MARKS Editor Mary Perron, a senior at Sacred Heart, had a once in a lifetime opportunity to participate in a New Year’s Day Parade in Rome.

James Stephens Montesorri presents honor students for second nine weeks

James Stephens Montessori School recently announced its honor students for the second nine weeks grading period as follows: First Grade: Superintendent’s List - Raelynn Martin, Milah Pitre, Khari Washington, Mateo Gonzales, Kloe Anderson, Cailyn Arvie, Syriah Chatman, Logan Cook, Brinley Cross,...

Minister’s Corner: Everyone matters to God

By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance We read in James 2:1 (KJV), “My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.” Then in Romans 2:11 (KJV), it says, “For there is no respect of persons with God.

Heritage Manor News: National Activities Week

(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.

Joyce Lartigue leads to help

By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor “The Lord put it on my heart to help those in need,” shares Joyce Lartigue. At 72 years old, she has been taking care of her large yard by raking leaves and bagging them up since her husband died about a year and a half ago.

Minister’s Corner: The danger of procrastination

By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance We read in John 6:44 (KJV), “No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw to him: and I will raise him up on the last day.” Of course, these are the words of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Heritage Manor News: Signs of gallstones

(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.) Gallstones may cause no signs or symptoms.