Lifestyle

Boggy Bayou Festival royalty crowned

By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor The 41st annual Boggy Bayou Pageant was held Saturday, March 14, at the Sherman Place Event Venue in Crooked Creek.

Who’s getting married:

(Editor’s Note: The following information was obtained from the Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court’s Office in Ville Platte.

Minister’s Corner: Filling the void

By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance Before we come to know Christ, there is an emptiness inside of us which feels wrong. This emptiness is a God-shaped void we all have prior to accepting Him as our Savior.

Heritage Manor News: St. Patrick’s Day

(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.) St. Patrick’s Day originated in Ireland as a religious feast to honor St. Patrick.

Minister’s Corner: Your choice

By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance We are all called to make hundreds of choices on a daily basis, and whatever choice we make, we have to live with the consequences. There is one choice, however, that is all important.

Heritage Manor News: Daylight Savings Time begins

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

35th anniversary celebrated

Wayne and Pamela Thomas celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary on Monday, March 2. They were married March 1, 1991, at Antioch Baptist Church in Ville Platte.

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.) Nine couples obtained marriage licenses during the month of January from the Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court’s Office.

Minister’s Corner: Wealth - not a measure of spirituality

By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance Jesus said, as is recorded in Matthew 6:19-20 (KJV), “Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where...

Heritage Manor News: Resident council meetings

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