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During the month of September the Logansport Food Bank, lovingly known as God’s Pantry, moved its location from downtown Main Street in Logansport to 1012 Gum Street (next to the old Logansport High School football field). The new location has been refurbished and supplies the food bank with more room, better parking and much better loading and unloading conditions. Trucks delivering food items no longer have to park in the street on Hwy 84, with workers being able to unload in a safer environment. Bobbie Childress and Sue Fields are both ecstatic over their new facility, and look forward to filling the new building to capacity.

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On October 31, Officer Antoinette Turner of the Mansfield Police Department received a promotion to the rank of Corporal. Acting Chief Gary Hobbs along with Administrative Assistant Joseph Pratt made the recommendation for promotion to Mayor Curtis McCoy for approval.

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Due the generosity of the Stonewall Town Council and Mayor Charles Waldon, seniors in the Stonewall area will now have a place to gather for meals and activities. The Stonewall Senior Center, which is a part of the DeSoto Council on Aging, will be open Monday through Friday from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM. It is located at 5208 Hwy 3276 inside the Stonewall Community Center. Interim Director Cheryl Lane stated that the Center will serve hot meals daily with games and other activities still in the planning stages.

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Editor’s Note: Several DeSoto Parish Schools and the Logansport Friends of the Library will host their annual programs at various times and dates during the days leading up to Veteran’s Day, which will be recognized on Monday, November 11. We salute our Veterans with honor, love and respect, as well as our undying gratitude. The programs that The Mansfield Enterprise has been notified of are included in this article. All area Veterans are cordially invited to attend as many of these events as possible, which are being held in their honor.

On November 6, Logansport High School will have its annual Veteran’s Day program at 9:30 AM in the new gymnasium on the elementary side. All Veterans, local dignitaries and community members are invited to attend. According to LHS Assistant Principal Jan Greer, there will be a reception for the Veterans immediately following the program. For more information you can call the school office at 318-697-4338.

 

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The Louisiana Department of Education recently released school and district grades, highlighting a decrease in failing schools, with 37% of Louisiana’s public schools earning grades of A or B in state’s performance ranking system. Also up across the state were graduation rates. The report also indicated that that 36% scored at the D or F level. Statewide, in 2013, the number of failing schools decreased from 12% to 8%. In DeSoto Parish, the school system received a district performance score of 89.3, earning a “B” letter grade. Out of 74 districts, the DeSoto Parish schools, which were previously ranked at number 29, moved up to 23rd in the state. They also achieved being ranked at 15th overall in growth.

 

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On October 18, the DeSoto Parish Chamber of Commerce hosted a Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting ceremony for the DeSoto Healthcare Center Rural Health Clinic (DHCRHC). The old clinic that was located on Louise Street in Mansfield, is now headquartered in a larger and move conveniently located facility at 7356 Hwy 509, close to Walmart. The new office provides the same professional and caring services that patients expect and appreciate, but gives them an opportunity to grow, both in square footage as well as staff. DeSoto Healthcare Center, Inc. is a 501c3 non-profit agency that provides comprehensive, high quality, competent, affordable primary health care services. The staff provides friendly patientcentered care for the entire family. The clinic strives to meet the needs of the underserved vulnerable population to address the gap in primary health care services, regardless of the ability to pay with patient discounts available for those eligible.

With the recent discovery of the Naegleria Fowleri Amoeba in DeSoto Parish’s Water Works 1 System, the sight of military vehicles and four National Guardsmen may have alarmed some citizens, thinking we might be under a state of emergency. DeSoto Parish Waterworks 1 Administrator, John Neilson, said absolutely not. He continued that the Governor’s office was simply trying to help, and that his office was nice enough to send these men to help the Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) gather samples, and that was the only reason that they were here.

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