Howdy Neighbor Day is Saturday

United Wrestling Entertainment (UWE) pro wrestlers â Mr. HD, the Gatekeeper and Rika Wildlee â visit the LaSalle Council on Aging in Jena to talk about wrestling, share their stories and answer questions. Each wrestler is a native of Louisiana and Wildlee is the reigning UWE Light Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. (See story and more photos inside on page 10A.)

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Jena Colonial Trails Chairman Blake Phillips is excited to announced that Howdy Neighbor Day will be at the Jena Town Park this weekend on Saturday, October 22, which is in conjunction with Jena High School’s homecoming this Friday.

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